Here are a number of hands-on photos of the Leica M Monochrom with the new Leica 50mm f/2.0 ASPH. lens. At the heart of the Leica M Monochrom is the new 18 megapixel black and white sensor:

Leica M Monochrom Sensor

First Impressions: Setting options while the camera was still held up to the eye was possible as you can quickly learn where options are, with positive feedback on the scroll wheel. The camera has a lot of latitude in the shadows with a lot of detail recoverable so it is best to underexpose with the camera, rather than over-expose, as very little could be recovered from overexposed highlights even when shooting RAW. The sensor is the same as used in the Leica M9, with the same micro lenses in place, however the colour array (bayer filter) is not present, making the sensor more sensitive to light.

Leica M Monochrom Hands-On Photos of Equipment

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Here are a number of sample photos taken with a pre-production Leica M Monochrom digital rangefinder, and the new 50mm f/2.0 ASPH. lens. Click the image to view a larger version, or click "Hi-Res" to see the full size JPEG. The images have been converted from DNG to JPEG with no other adjustments made. Noise at ISO10,000 was impressive with the image having a fine grain.

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